Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Massive Open Online Course